Looking ahead to this Sunday’s game, at 9pm, in the Hard Rock Stadium of Miami it has to be said that Claus has a discreet history with the selection National: he directed 4 matches, with two draws and two victories.
One of them was precisely before Colombiain February 2022. That 1-0 with a goal from Lautaro Martinez It was the last official defeat for the Colombian team, which has a historic unbeaten run of 28 matches.
Claus’ participation in the historic final that River won against Boca in Madrid
The Brazilian was part of the team of VARwhich was commissioned by the Uruguayan Leodan Gonzalezin the remembered final of the Libertadores Cup that River beat him Mouth in 2018 in Madrid.
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The following year he officiated the first leg of the semi-final of the same tournament, which was played at the Monumental, and in which the “Millonario” won 2-0 after taking the lead in the 7th minute with a penalty goal from Rafael Borré.
The story of Raphael Claus
The 44-year-old judge He was a footballer until he was 20 years oldHis connection with football is blood: his father, Antonio Carlos Claus, He played in the first professional team of Barbarense Union in 1964while his brother brother, Niltinhowas a forward and scorer for the XV de Jaú in nineteen ninety five and, in turn, participated in the Barbarense Union in 1998. Finally, he stood out in the Cucuta Sports of Colombia.
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Claus He left football and moved towards refereeing. He has been a professional since 2010when he started to direct matches in the Paulista ChampionshipSince then, he has been considered the best referee in the world. Brazilian in three consecutive years (2016, 2017 and 2018).
He was a world champion in Qatar 2022where he was the main referee in two matches: England 6-2 Iran and Canada 1-2 Morocco. He was also the fourth official in the duel for third place, which Croatia won 2-1 over Morocco.
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